Bryan Batista named CEO of Skyscanner

Skyscanner has appointed Bryan Batista as its CEO, taking over the role from John Mangelaars.

Batista is currently the chief operating officer and will become CEO on June 1, 2025.

In a press release, departing CEO John Mangelaars shared: “After four and a half incredible years, I am stepping down as CEO and passing the baton to Bryan. The company is in a great position, and I feel that now is the right time for me personally to make this change and pursue new ventures. I have enormous confidence in Bryan’s leadership and determination to takeSkyscanner forward in the next stage of its ambitious growth.”

In the last year, Skyscanner says it has experienced “record performances” across its travel products, with double-digit growth in flights, car rental and accommodation and broke into high-growth markets, including India, where it expects to double its audience.

Batista joined Skyscanner in January 2024. He previously held leadership positions at Tesla and at Booking.com as CEO of Rentalcars.com and SVP of their Trips business unit.

Since joining, he has been instrumental in building and implementing the company’s long-term strategic vision across the company, which sees Skyscanner search 100 billion prices every day to help travellers plan.

“We built Skyscanner because we are travel geeks at heart. We love the thrill of exploring new places and we hate the pain of planning. Since joining Skyscanner, I’ve had the privilege of working closely with our incredible teams and travel partners,” Batista said.

“Stepping into this role is a dream. I get to lead a company that is on a mission to become the world’s number one travel ally. I am excited that we are now adding rail and package travel options to that mix – delivering the best deals and the widest selection of travel options to our travellers. We are breaking into new markets, adding new products and smarter tools to make travel planning part of the adventure, not the admin.”

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